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Cell towers in Alturas, California

The FCC register lists 17 antenna structures in and around Alturas. That is the 92nd highest count of any place in California.

Registered structures
17
Median height
27 m (89 ft)
+14.9% vs state median
Tallest
215 m (704 ft)
Per 100k residents
645.4
population 2,634 (2025)

Overview

Alturas, CA has 17 registered structures, the tallest standing 215 m (704 ft) above ground.

That works out to 645.4 structures per 100,000 residents, against a population of 2,634.

The tallest structure on the register here is 215 m (704 ft) above ground level.

Lattice towers (5) and guyed masts (1) between them make up much of the register here — both are older, taller designs than the monopoles that dominate newer urban sites.

Registrations here span 1950 to 2020.

Structure types

Tower 6
35%
Lattice tower 5
29%
Not specified 2
12%
Pole 2
12%
Monopole 1
6%
Guyed tower 1
6%

Largest registered owners

owner is not the same as carrier
Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. Tower company 4
24%
California, State Of Government 3
18%
County of Modoc Government 2
12%
Edi Media, INC. Broadcaster 2
12%
Modoc Communications Sites, LLC Other 1
6%

Tallest registered structures

Height Type Built Owner ASR
215 m (704 ft) Guyed tower 1982 Edi Media, INC. 118793
99 m (325 ft) Tower 1950 Edi Media, INC. 118792
66 m (215 ft) Lattice tower 2008 Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. 116493
59 m (195 ft) Lattice tower 2002 Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. 2625985
58 m (189 ft) Lattice tower 2001 Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. 2625986
37 m (120 ft) Lattice tower 2019 Vbt Sub 1, LLC 2715102
30 m (99 ft) Lattice tower 2020 New Cingular Wireless Pcs, LLC 2713557
28 m (92 ft) Monopole 1994 Alltel Corporation 115741
27 m (89 ft) Not specified 2020 County of Modoc 2662279
26 m (86 ft) Tower 1996 Modoc Communications Sites, LLC 2617335
24 m (80 ft) Tower 2000 Citizens Telecommunications Company of California INC. 2599033
22 m (72 ft) Tower 1991 California, State Of 116678
22 m (71 ft) Not specified 2020 County of Modoc 2657173
21 m (69 ft) Tower 2001 California, State Of 2612746
21 m (68 ft) Pole 1995 Array Digital Infrastructure, INC. 117068
20 m (65 ft) Pole 1993 California, State Of 116711
9.1 m (30 ft) Tower 1999 Spectrum Pacific West, LLC 2682718

When they were registered

1950s 1
6%
1980s 1
6%
1990s 6
35%
2000s 5
29%
2010s 1
6%
2020s 3
18%

Nearby places

About this data

Source is the FCC Antenna Structure Registration file of 2026-08-23. What it records is structures, not the radios mounted on them: the register cannot tell you which carrier operates from a given site.

The FCC Antenna Structure Registration database covers structures that require registration — generally those over 200 feet or near airports. Many small cells, rooftop antennas and short towers are not registered and will not appear here.

"Owner" is the entity that registered the structure, usually a tower company such as American Tower or Crown Castle. It does not indicate which carriers operate equipment on the structure.